Dukung SEA Games, XL Siapkan Dua Jalur 3G

Dukung SEA Games, XL Siapkan Dua Jalur 3G Jakarta - XL Axiata tak mau ketinggalan momentum pesta olahraga SEA Games XXVI di Palembang dan Jabodetabek. Jaringan seluler di sekitar lokasi pun diperkuat, termasuk untuk akses data 3G yang sudah menggunakan dua kanal."Khusus di Kota Palembang, XL sudah melakukan persiapan jaringan dengan memindahkan transmisinya menggunakan Over Internet Protocol," kata GM Network Operation XL Sumbagsel, Hengky Witarsa, Sabtu (12/11/2011).Langkah ini, kata dia, memungkinkan kapasitas data yang akan...

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Intel Kembangkan Chip Baru untuk Tablet

Intel Kembangkan Chip Baru untuk Tablet Jakarta - Intel saat ini tengah bekerja menggarap CPU line terbarunya yang dirancang secara eksklusif untuk tablet.Dilaporkan Tech Radar dan dikutip detikINET, Sabtu (11/12/2011), prosesor tablet terbaru Intel akan secara khusus fokus pada thermal design power (TDP) dan performa.Intel tampaknya tertarik untuk ambil bagian lebih di pasar CPU mobile untuk smartphone dan tablet. Perusahaan yang berpusat di Santa Clara, California, Amerika Serikat (AS) ini tengah giat-giatnya menggarap prosesor...

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Gandeng LG, Google Siapkan Google TV Terbaru Awal 2012

Gandeng LG, Google Siapkan Google TV Terbaru Awal 2012 Jakarta - Google dan LG Electronics kemungkinan besar akan memperkenalkan TV digital dengan software milik sang raksasa internet pada Januari. Produk terbarunya ini akan dipamerkan di ajang Consumer Electronics Show (CES) di Las Vegas, Amerika Serikat (AS).Dilansir Business Week dan dikutip detikINET, Sabtu (12/11/2011) berdasarkan keterangan dari narasumber internal LG yang enggan disebutkan namanya, produk ini akan menjadi model pertama LG dengan perangkat Google TV. Google...

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Apple Akui Masalah Baterai Belum Rampung

Apple Akui Masalah Baterai Belum Rampung Jakarta - Apple mengakui bahwa update iOS 5.0.1 yang baru dirilisnya kemarin belum sepenuhnya merampungkan masalah daya tahan baterai. Update ini disebutkan Apple, baru bekerja pada beberapa pengguna. Seperti diketahui Apple merilis update iOS 5 kemarin, sebagai jawaban atas keluhan yang dilontarkan pengguna mengenai borosnya baterai di perangkat berbasis iOS 5, terutama iPhone 4S. Namun seperti dilaporkan konsumen melalui website Apple, hal itu rupanya masih berlanjut. "Update iOS terbaru...

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Boros Baterai iPhone 4S Masih Berlanjut

Boros Baterai iPhone 4S Masih Berlanjut Jakarta - Kendati Apple sudah merilis update sistem operasi (OS) iOS 5 untuk memperbaiki daya tahan baterai di iPhone 4S, konsumen Apple melaporkan masalah tersebut masih berlanjut. Melalui website Apple, para pengguna handset tersebut menuliskan keluhan mereka dan menyebutkan bahwa update yang dirilis Apple kemarin tidak memperbaiki masalah. Seperti diketahui, kritikan mengenai cepat habisnya perangkat berbasis iOS 5, terutama iPhone 4S ramai terdengar sejak pekan lalu. Mereka mengeluh...

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Google Acquisitions Beef Up Google+, Chrome

CEO Larry Page has built a reputation for making quick decisions to help his company compete in various markets. This week, Page decided to bet on two start-ups to help Google compete with Facebook and Firefox. On Thursday, Google confirmed that it is purchasing Palo Alto social networking firm Katango and San Francisco browser technology startup Apture. Similar to Circles, Katango helps social networkers group contacts. "Very excited to confirm that we've just acquired Katango!" Google vice president of Products Bradley Horowitz wrote on Google+. "In the earliest days of Google+, I alluded to the fact that we had big...

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Google launches tools for veterans, families and friends

Google For VeteransaBy Helen A.S. Popkin"There are almost 22 million military veterans in the United States today and millions more around the world," writes Google’s Chief Legal Officer David Drummond in a Google+ post announcing the new website Google For Veterans, as well a Veteran's Channelon YouTube. Launched on Veterans Day, the new services offer "some new tools to help these vets —and their families — find new ways of connecting online."a"My father was a Tuskegee Airman and a veteran of WWII and Vietnam, so it's important to me that Google supports veterans," Drummond adds. "I'm proud of the work we're doing on this front."  aBuilt by Google employees who served in the military, or have loved ones who do, Google For Veterans offers tools for veterans transitioning to civilian...

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VIA debuts Dual Core Pico-ITX Motherboard

VIA Technologies, a company that used to be at the forefront of microprocessor design in its heyday, seems to be trying  to make a resurgence. With that in mind, on Wednesday they revealed the first ever dual core pico-ITX motherboard. The company has managed to squeeze in a respectable 1GHz VIA Eden X2 CPU and a VIA VX900H Media System Processor on to a minute board measuring a little less than 4.0” x 3”. Four gigabytes of DDR3 memory, HD audio and 1080p HDMI video, VGA and 24-bit LVDS display connectivity all feature. The rear panel boasts one HDMI and one VGA port each, two USB 2.0 ports as well as a GigaLAN port. Couple that with onboard pin headers to gain five more USB 2.0 ports, an LPC connector, and SMBus connector, PS/2 support, audio jacks, LVDS, two...

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Did Apple's software update fix your iPhone battery?

AppleaBy Rosa GolijanAs promised, Apple released iOS 5.0.1 — an update to its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch operating system — on Thursday. This particular software update supposedly included a fix for bugs affecting iPhone battery life. But did it really change anything? Are iPhone batteries around the world magically fixed now?aYes, no, and maybe — it's a bit too soon to tell.aBased on the experiences of several msnbc.com writers as well as their friends and family members, things appear to be fine dandy after iOS 5.0.1. Most are average to heavy iPhone users and still manage to get at least a day's charge out of their devices. The update, if anything, slowed an already tolerable battery drain rate.aBut that's not the case for everyone. A look at posts in Apple's Support...

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DPR akan Bantu Karyawan Telkomsel

DPR akan Bantu Karyawan Telkomsel Jakarta - Aksi demonstrasi dan mogok kerja yang dilakukan Serikat Pekerja Telkomsel (Sepakat), mengundang perhatian Komisi IX DPR RI. Komisi yang membidangi masalah tenaga kerja, kependudukan, kesehatan dan transmigrasi ini berniat akan membantu permasalahan Sepakat. "Hearing itu merupakan proaktif dari komisi IX, terutama salah satu anggotanya pak Arif Minardi. Beliau aktif menanyakan kami dan menyatakan akan membantu," kata Ketua Umum Sepakat, Achsinanto Risanto, Jumat (11/11/2011). Pada intinya,...

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Serangan Phishing Incar Fans Apple

Serangan Phishing Incar Fans Apple Jakarta - Vendor keamanan Trend Micro mengidentifikasi adanya aktivitas phishing (pencurian data sensitif) yang membidik para pengguna layanan dan produk Apple. Modus yang digunakan masih tradisional, yakni via email. Email palsu yang mengaku-ngaku datang dari Apple tersebut tertulis ingin menginformasikan adanya update data yang harus dilakukan pengguna. "Tim riset keamanan Trend Micro, setelah menyelidiki email tersebut, telah membuktikan adanya aksi phishing yang mengatasnamakan Apple," tukas...

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Five tips for getting the most out of 'Skyrim'

BethesdaaSetting foot into "Skyrim" for the first time? Game director Todd Howard has some helpful suggestions.aBy Winda BenedettiOne of the year's most anticipated games — the "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" — has just launched. This medieval-themed role-playing game offers up a vast virtual world to explore, an epic adventure to experience and a stunning 300-plus hours of possible gameplay.aBut having already spent a bit of time in "Skyrim," I can say from experience that jumping into this gargantuan game can feel a bit ... overwhelming. There's so much to do, so much to see and so many choices to make, you can't help but wonder, "What should I be doing?"a Of course, there is no should. "Skyrim" — the fifth game in the "Elder Scrolls" series — is all about following your own...

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3 Power Supply Anyar dari OCZ

3 Power Supply Anyar dari OCZ Jakarta - OCZ, salah satu pemain industri komponen komputer, baru saja menyegarkan lini produknya dengan merilis 3 varian baru untuk Power Supply Unit (PSU) yang diklaim lebih efisien.Komputer dengan spesifikasi tinggi, sudah pasti membutuhkan catu daya yang kuat dan stabil dari sebuah unit PSU. Hal inilah yang membuat OCZ memperbarui lini produk mereka.Ketiga produk yang tergabung dalam keluarga PC Power and Cooling itu terbagi dalam 3 versi, 400W, 500W, dan 600W dimana semuanya sudah menggunakan rail 12V , PFC Aktif, serta tingkat efisiensi...

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Facebook Puas dengan Perubahan Google

Facebook Puas dengan Perubahan Google Jakarta - Google terus memperbarui mesin pencariannya agar lebih sosial, termasuk menampilkan komentar Facebook di hasil pencarian. Facebook yang sempat mengkritik Google, mengaku puas mengetahui berbagai perubahan tersebut. "Ini secara umum baik bagi para penerbit untuk mendapatkan keuntungan lebih bagi konten mereka, termasuk komentar di akun yang tampil di hasil pencarian Google," komentar juru bicara Facebook. "Kami sangat puas mengetahui bahwa konten dari komentar di situs kami kini...

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T-Mobile Adds Galaxy Tab 7 Plus To Tablet Portfolio

T-Mobile said Thursday that the wireless carrier will begin selling Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus tablet in its stores nationwide beginning next week. Through the addition of Samsung's updated 7-inch model, T-Mobile will be able to offer customers an entire portfolio of tablets with 7-inch, 9-inch, and 10-inch multi-touch displays. "Consumers want a selection of affordable, highly mobile tablets that can deliver the content they want virtually anywhere they go," said T-Mobile Vice President Jeremy Korst. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will have an initial post-rebate price of $250 when it debuts nationwide on Nov. 16....

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Modern Warfare 3 Terjual 9,3 Juta Kopi dalam Sehari

Modern Warfare 3 Terjual 9,3 Juta Kopi dalam Sehari Jakarta - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 rupanya benar-benar dinantikan para pecandu game. Bayangkan saja, video game tersebut berhasil terjual 9,3 juta kopi dalam hari pertama pemasarannya.Sebuah pencapaian mengagumkan yang membuat Modern Warfare 3 memecahkan rekor sebagai game dengan penjualan tertinggi di hari pertama. Menaklukkan rekor sebelumnya yang dipegang Black Ops dengan jumlah penjualan 7 juta unit. Padahal Modern Warfare 3 mendapat persaingan sengit, terutama dari...

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Steam game service hacked, credit card theft investigated

ValveaValve says hackers have accessed a Steam database that held gamers' personal information.aBy Winda BenedettiValve Corporation has become the latest game company to fall victim to a major hacking intrusion that has left gamers' personal information and potentially even credit card numbers exposed.aIn a letter sent to users Thursday, Valve founder Gabe Newell said that, on Sunday, the company discovered that the community forums for its online gaming and distribution service — Steam — had been defaced. But Newell said that further investigation has now revealed that the intrusion "goes beyond the Steam forums" and into a Steam database filled with gamers' personal information.a The popular Steam service, which distributes and manages over 1,800 games, has more than 35 million...

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SEA Games XXVI Andalkan Jaringan Indosat

SEA Games XXVI Andalkan Jaringan Indosat Jakarta - Sebagai prestige partner, Indosat menyatakan siap untuk mendukung kesuksesan SEA GAMES XXVI melalui berbagai layanan telekomunikasi bagi seluruh peserta, panitia, dan delegasi selama acara berlangsung."Kesuksesan acara ini akan sangat membanggakan bangsa Indonesia sebagai tuan rumah yang menyelenggarakan pesta olahraga terbesar di Asia Tenggara," katat Director and Chief Wholesale & Infrastructure Indosat Fadzri Sentosa, Jumat (11/11/2011).Ajang olahraga SEA Games XXVI dibuka...

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Amazon Increases Orders for Kindle Fire

Days before the release of its new Kindle Fire tablet next week, Amazon is reportedly upping its initial production run through the end of this year to 5 million units. This is at least the second time the company has increased its order volume, and there are indications that pre-orders for the giant retailer's new product are strong. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos mentioned in his last call with analysts that "millions more" of the Fire were being ordered than was originally planned. According to estimates by eDataSource, a digital marketing firm, Amazon took 95,000 orders for the device on the first day of pre-sales in September....

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Man calls 911 five times to complain about broken iPhone

The Smoking GunaPart of the Kendall County Sheriff's Office report on a man who called 911 five times about his iPhone.aBy Suzanne ChoneyIt's one thing to get frustrated with our cellphones — we all do — and complain to the carrier or manufacturer. It's another to call 911, not once, not twice, but five times, to get attention.aMichael Alan Skopec got attention, but not likely the kind he was looking for. The 48-year-old man, from Bristol, Illinois allegedly made the calls to complain "that his iPhone was not working," according to a Kendall County Sheriff's Office report shared by The Smoking Gun.aOfficers went out to Skopec's home around was 1 a.m. Wednesday to investigate, and said Skopec "refused to comply with orders from deputies," according to a sheriff's spokesperson, and he was...

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Kutcher's Penn State tweet angers fans

Kevin Winter / Getty ImagesaAshton Kutcher's tweet about Coach Joe Paterno's firing was not well-received by the Twitter community.aBy Gael Fashingbauer CooperThe Penn State scandal has been all over the news, and so to many, the firing last night of longtime coach Joe Paterno came as no surprise.aAshton Kutcher apparently hasn't been paying attention. And when you have nearly 8 and a half million followers, you need to know what's going on. Wednesday night, Kutcher tweeted "How do you fire Jo Pa?  #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste."aAnd then the fans pushed back. Reaction was immediate and angry.a"How do you bang skanks on your wedding anniversary?" Texan Jenny Johnson retorted, referring of course to the tabloid reports of Kutcher's supposed extramarital...

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Twitter Overtakes TwitPic & Yfrog As #1 Photo Sharing Service

It’s always interesting for developers to create a third party service that enhances a popular service like Twitter. TwitPic and yFrog did the same thing, adding photo upload abilities to share on Twitter and gained massive popularity worldwide. But pretty soon, Twitter entered the game with their own native photo uploader in partnership with Photobucket and pretty much blindsided the third party developers. Now, looks like Twitter has overtaken them in terms of market share as well. Photo search engine Skylines shares these stats and looks like Twitter has easily surpassed the share of TwitPic, yFrog or Instagram in just a matter of months. This was to be expected considering the way that Twitter implemented the new photo option into the mix. First off, the image uploaded...

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Karyawan Mogok, Telkomsel Tak Mau Intimidasi

Karyawan Mogok, Telkomsel Tak Mau Intimidasi Jakarta - Manajemen Telkomsel menilai wajar aksi demo dan mogok massal yang dilakukan oleh ribuan karyawannya. Telkomsel pun tak mau mengintimidasi dengan melakukan pelarangan dalam bentuk ancaman maupun hasutan."Proses dialog masih terjadi. Belum final. Ketika kesepakatan belum tercapai, silakan kalau mau menyalurkan aspirasinya. Kami menghormati, tidak pada tempatnya untuk melarang untuk menyalurkan aspirasi," kata GM Coporate Communication Telkomsel, Ricardo Indra, di Kantor Pusat...

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Germs alert: TV remote control is the dirtiest item in your house

Keeping It Kleen released a new infographic on how dirty our tech gadgets around the house can be. There’s some genuinely alarming stuff in there, like the keyboard you’re using right now probably has 60 times more germs than your toilet seat! Or how’s about your beloved smartphone, which if you use in the loo, will most likely have some remains of poop. No need to get paranoid, though, there are still many easy ways to remain germ free. Washing your hands regularly is obviously one easy solution, but you will also have to use additional things such as sanitary wipes, microfiber cloths, etc. for cleaning things....

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Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL form advertising alliance

This Tuesday Microsoft Corp, Yahoo Inc and AOL Inc announced an alliance which will allow each of the three companies to sell each other their unsold premium advertising inventory according to Reuters. Basically any unsold display ad spaces (big splash banners and expanding ads found on any website) can be traded among the three companies for the entire portfolio of websites that they have. You may think that this alliance will allow for cheaper rates and give each of the three giant companies an unfair advantage, but according to Rik van der Kooi, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Advertising Business Group, that’s not the case. “We’re not reducing competition in any way, shape or form,” said van der Kooi during a news call. “As a result of transparency, the competition...

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Bagaimana Mendesain Game di Android?

Bagaimana Mendesain Game di Android? Jakarta - Terkait desain game mobile, ada beberapa hal yang perlu jadi pertimbangan: Game mobile biasanya dimainkan untuk mengisi waktu luang sambil menunggu atau di perjalanan, jadi disarankan membuat gameplay yang sederhana dan tidak membutuhkan waktu yang lama untuk bermain tapi membuat orang memainkan gamenya berkali-kali Secara teknis, platform mobile pada umumnya memiliki berbagai keterbatasan hardware, mulai dari prosesor, memory, atau display (kecuali high-end gadget seperti smartphone...

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Amazon's Kindle Fire apps show Apple-like strategy

AmazonaBy Wilson RothmanAmazon revealed its app lineup for Kindle Fire Wednesday, and it's pretty exciting. Even though the tablet will be a vessel for Amazon's media, the company is promoting competitors such as Netflix, Rhapsody and Pandora, plus a slew of games, in a roster that shows how much Amazon is learning from Apple.aWhat's surprising at first glance is that many of the apps that will be available to Kindle Fire buyers sound like they would directly compete with Amazon's own offerings. Who would pay for Amazon Prime for streaming video if they already have a Netflix subscription? Why buy songs when you have Pandora? But that's what has made Apple so successful. With the exception of iBooks, which may one day be a success but currently is a bit stalled, Apple's own media sales aren't...

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Apple Takkan Bawa Siri ke iPhone Jadul

Apple Takkan Bawa Siri ke iPhone Jadul Jakarta - Para pengguna iPhone versi lawas tampaknya harus kecewa karena tidak bisa 'berteman' dengan Siri. Apple kabarnya berencana hanya menghadirkan Siri di iPhone versi terbaru.Siri memang menarik. Kemampuannya sebagai fitur voice assistant membuat pengguna iPhone 4S seolah-olah memiliki ponsel yang bisa berbicara. Ini membuat pengguna iPhone versi terdahulu iri dibuatnya. Mengutip email dari Apple, Apple Insider melaporkan bahwa hingga saat ini Siri dibuat eksklusif hanya untuk digunakan...

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ASEAN Summit 2011, Telkom Siapkan Bandwidth 4 Gb

ASEAN Summit 2011, Telkom Siapkan Bandwidth 4 Gb Jakarta - Telkom dipercaya untuk menyediakan akses data pada ASEAN Summit 2011 yang digelar di Bali 9-19 November 2011. Biar lancar, bandwidth internet sebesar 4 Gb pun digelontorkan untuk melayani ribuan pengunjung yang akan datang.Tak hanya dipercaya untuk menyediakan layanan internet, Telkom sebagai BUMN telekomunikasi itu juga wajib akses suara dan video bagi para stasiun televisi."Kita sudah siapkan dua satelit, satu yang terhubung dengan satelit Telkom 1 dan satu lagi untuk...

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Siri On Older iPhones? No Siree

If you're hoping to one day install Apple's new voice -activated data assistant on your old iPhone, the answer is likely no siree. Or, no Siri. According to a report, Apple has confirmed that the application -- which lets you manage your schedule, search for Web sites or get quick answers to questions via voice commands or inquiries -- is for new hardware adopters only. No Current Plans "Siri only works on iPhone 4S and we currently have no plans to support older devices," Apple apparently told a user in response to a bug report, or user message, which was posted on the blog of Michael Steeber, a Mac enthusiast....

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